The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-27

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treasury today. He expects to remain
in the city until Wednesday morning,
when he will 20 10 Washington. A
reporter asked him about his financial
policy. "My position was pretty
clearly defined In the Treasury depart.
ment circular which was Issued Q few
days ago." was the reply, "and do not
see any reason to change my views"
The secretary saw nothirg In the
financial situation at which the peo-
| Pile need feel alarmed. There Was
good outlook for the fall and winter
business. Merchants and manufact.
urers were hopeful.
CAPT wiLLARD's Rkronr.
Capt. ]. H. willard, Corps Of Engi.
petrs, has submitted to the War De-
rartment his annual report on the
liver and bMbor works in Tennes.
see, Arkansas, Louisiana, N ssissippi
and Texes, concerning tho Red river
In LHuialans and Arkausas. The work
OF the past year resulted Ia freeing
the channel OF the most dangerous
distractions In the ehsre OF pnsge.
During the year f6S,760 was sx.
pended, and the estimates for the
next year aggregate $4,000. Ten
thousand dollars Ia nqussted for the
next year Oh the Big Haichie
river, In Tennessee. For the
Yszoo river, Missisaippi, an appropris.
ton OF $50, 900 is requested. For work
on the remaining rivers ard bsycus,
estimates for their improvement are
submitted as follows B,you Bar.
the'omew. Louisiana and Arkansas,
sos, 600; Cypress bayou, Texas
and Louisiana, $l2, ,39S; South Forked
Deer river. Tennessee, $4,000; Yalla.
busha river, Mississippi, 10000 steele's
bayou, Mississippi, $4,000; Callahatchie
river, Mississippi, $4,000; 0uschita
and Black rivers, Arkansas and Louis
lana, SOC, 900; rchula lake, Mississippi,
10000; Teness river and Bayou Macon,
louisiana, $ll 900; Bayon do Arboune,
Louisiana, $4,000: Bayou Boeui, Lculs.
lana, $1,000; Big sunnowSr river.
hi'sissippi, $4,000,
NOTION pxSIkD.
Acting Secie'ary MuldrO~ today
denied the motion fed by the North.
ern Pacific Railroad Company, asking
q review aud reversal OF the depart.
mental decision Of August 10, 1887, Ia
the matter ri restoring 10 tho public
domain land heretofore Withdrawn fer
indemnity purposes under tho grant.
IL 10 alleged b. the counsel for the
company that the Secretary erred In
denying to the company tho right Go
select pocnnity lands outside Of the
State or Territory In which the loss
occurred, and In denying that the
Joint resolution Of May 81, 1870, estAb. |
llshed Q second and additional lndem.
nifty belt beyond the first Upon the
fret point the acting Secretary
Gays that the language Of the granting |
act In this case does not differ from |
that OF nearly all the land grants made |
by Congress Tor similar purposes, and
which have been decided over and |
over again by the Supreme Court 10 |
he present grants OF land1 In place, |
with the right TO select In lieu lands |
for the sscertained losses within other
prescribed limits 10 tho extent thai
they may to found therein. As 10 the
second point the acting Secretary
says. Stripped Of its verbiEse tie act
Uolnt resolution tf May 81, 1901 pro.
yiies thai In caso OF lols OF lands
within the limiie pretcrihed by
| lie charter the company shall
receive othor laDds within ten
mileo on cich ,lde Ct SAID road beyond
the limits pieionbcd In raid charter.
IL 10 L. sted that the words, 'llmitg |
pretcribed by lie charter, ard, limits
prescribed by said charter, meant two |
entirely different things that the
4 st meaus I granted oi twenty aud
forty mile limits, while tho second
means the indemnity ol thirty and
fifty mile limile on each eide OF the
road. On this contention hangs the
whole claim OF the company 20 lie
double indemnity belt"
The cling Secretary discussBC this
point al some lenglh. lie dsnlts that
there IN anything In the act Itself, the |
title Of the act, or In the debates,
uhioh HnttsiLH ouch conlention
oHisps TRADE
Minister Dsnhy, In q report 10 the
stats Depar.Geui, tsys oLU Oi the
ohiel lmpediments 10 the opening OF
new brsnchea OF trade with The Obi |
ness 10 the igntflnce OF our manu-.
iaclurers and pro iuost OF the needs
and tastes OF the Chinese. Ho cites
hsfdwHe 90 an example, slying that
Chinese hardware, though cheap, 10
very Inferior, and that II our manu-.
isoiuTefs kueE tho tastes Of the Chi.
nsse they could produce articles far
superior in quality, and sl competing
piloes. II is also an undoubted fact,
he tiys, that among the natural pro-
ducts OF China there are many which
would be useful and sAlablo Ia Amer
Ice we're their nfss better known.
EAILRoADi N jAFAH.
Oonsul Jernisan, al Osaki and
HiAgo, japan, In q report 10 the secre-
tary Of Btale upon railroads and rail-.
way regulations In japan, states that
no less than thity.iour new railway
projects have been started within the
lsst slI months, twenty ono Of which
involve an aggregate capital OF tis, ,OO0,.
900. 1bo existing roads have All been
surveyed and constructed BY for.
eigners, bat the list contains tho
names no Americans, nor do Amer.
lean mechanics or engineeis appear 10
have any connection with ths new
projects.